About the Role
This is a crucial role at the airport and as such you will operate with the utmost integrity. You will be responsible for the operation and continuous improvement of the airport's CAA-certified Safety Management System.
An additional, and crucial, component of this role will be to manage, operate and maintain the airport's established UNICOM aerodrome information service. This will include periods in the tower as the UNICOM operator and training of other UNICOM operators. You will ensure compliance with CAA legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and in-house procedural manuals and plans.
Other key requirements of this role are:
Ensuring issues and/or operational or administrative anomalies are identified, solutions developed and superiors notified
Managing conflicting demands between stakeholders and resolving conflicts.
Monitor and promote aviation safety and compliance on the airfield
Developing and maintaining compliance documentation
Managing agreements and contractual obligations
Benefits
For your hard work, we have the following on offer for you!
* Permanent full-time position
* Regular Monday to Friday hours
* Supportive and collaborative environment working alongside airport users
* Work within a busy General Aviation airport
* Support up to 6 direct reports
* Become an expert in our fully established UNICOM service
Skills & Experience
Your background will include experience in an operational aviation environment, in particular safety management/investigation, and a good knowledge of aviation legislation. Previous exposure to CAA safety management principles and practices will put you one-step ahead of the pack.
Other skills you will bring to this role:
* Excellent time management and attention to detail.
* The ability to form and maintain good working relationships with key users
* Ability to prioritise workloads
* Advanced knowledge of the CAA rules and regulations, in particular CAR Parts 12, 91, 100, 101, 102 and 139
* Advanced knowledge of the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015
Access to the tower is via three flights of stairs which will require the successful applicant to be medically fit for employment.
A requirement for this role is that you MUST hold, or have held within the last 10 years, an Air Traffic Services Licence or Commercial Pilot's Licence. You must also hold, or be able to obtain, a CAA Senior Person status.
About Whanganui District Council
The focus for us at the moment is working with our community on our Leading Edge Strategy, a vision for our community that concentrates on the work we have already started to make our district an innovative, progressive and culturally diverse place for the people who live here now and for those to come - With our passionate people at the heart of everything we do!
To learn more about this opportunity please contact Phil McBride, Manager Ports on (06) 348 0536.
Interested? Please review the position description and apply via our careers site without delay: https://whanganuidc.recruitmenthub.co.nz/Vacancies
Reference code 6233567
Please note, only applications submitted via our careers page can be considered.
Applications close 12 February 2023
